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Pulling the Puzzles Apart
Chapter One – Questions of Science
Addison woke up at 5am feeling and looking as excited as a child on Christmas morning, because today Meredith and Addison Grey were going to see Doctor Jennifer Morgan, the best fertility specialist in New York.
"Excited?" Whispered Meredith from her position on the bed next to Addison, she was smiling radiantly at her wife,
"I can't knock you up soon enough." Addison teased,
Meredith grinned and sat up, moving so she was straddling Addison in their bed, "You promise to provide me with sex when I'm fat and ugly?"
Addison rolled her eyes, "You'll never be fat and ugly; you'll be pregnant and you'll still be irresistibly sexy."
Meredith pressed their lips together and pushed Addison back onto the bed. Her hand moved delicately over Addison's naked body, up her legs, along her sides, cupping her breast. A moan escaped Addie as Meredith moved her lips to Addie's neck, kissing and nipping the sensitive spots she knew were there.
"Meredith," Addison gasped as they made love, "God, Mer…"
It was almost 7:30 when they got up and started to prepare for their day. They showered and dressed, Addie made them breakfast but Meredith refused to eat saying she was too excited.
"I have a feeling." Smiled Addison as she moved in close behind Meredith and snaked her arms around Meredith's waist, "This really great feeling," She started to kiss Mer's neck, "That today is going to be best day of our lives."
Meredith smiled and turned around in Addie's arms, "That is a good feeling," She agreed,
"Mhmm." Nodded Addison, who moved her lips up Mer's neck, now nibbling her ear gently,
"Addison," Meredith moaned softly,
"Yea?"
"I love you."
Addison chuckled, "I know baby, I love you too."
Meredith kissed her, but Addison seemed to have different ideas. She hoisted Meredith up and sat her on the kitchen bench behind her, stepping between her legs which Mer wrapped around the redhead's waist. Meredith clung to her wife and moaned as the hand Addison had up her top brought her over the edge.
It wasn't until 10am that the couple left their Brownstone and made their way through the city to Dr. Morgan's practice.
They had the tests taken a few days ago. Some blood, their medical history, and a small collection of Meredith's eggs were taken and looked over; today they would be finding out the best way to go about implantation and whether or not their donor was a suitable candidate to fertilised Meredith's eggs.
They sat in the waiting room, their hands together comfortably. Meredith looked over and gave Addison a smile, squeezing her hand. Addie smiled back, "You ready?" She whispered,
"Are you?"
Addison grinned and kissed her wife softly, "I love you, and our baby."
"I love you too."
"Ah, Meredith, Addison," It was Dr. Morgan, "Follow me."
They stood up and Meredith walked slightly ahead of Addison, following Dr. Morgan into her office, sitting in one of the two chairs presented to her as Dr. Morgan walked around the desk and sat down.
Dr. Morgan put the file in her hand on the desk and pushed it towards Addison who picked it up and opened it, reading through the information inside, a small frown forming on her face.
"Meredith, from the results we obtained, we've found some... abnormalities. I advice you put your plans on hold for the moment while we make sure it's nothing serious."
"Abnormalities?"
"From the blood we took. We've looked over it. As a precaution I ran a CA-125 test as well as a CBC and a serum electrolyte test. Your levels of BHCG need to be taken. It's also essential that you have a pelvic examination, CT scan, and a trans-vaginal ultrasound."
"I'm sorry?" Asked Addison in a stuttering voice,
"With the markers we found… it could be nothing, but I suggest you go to Dr. Loraine Michaels because there is the chance that it's can-"
"There is no way Meredith has cancer!" Exclaimed Addison defensively, "I would know, I'm an OB/GYN, I would be able to, I should be able to..." She broke off and Meredith reached over and grasped her hand,
"If it is cancer, what does that mean for...? Will I be able to have children?"
"Maybe." Sniffed Addison, "You might have to have an oophorectomy, hysterectomy, chemo..." She started to cry softly and her hand tightened on Meredith's,
Meredith nodded slowly, she let out a small sigh and looked up into Dr. Morgan's sympathetic eyes "So what happens now?" she asked, trying to be strong,
"I'll call Dr. Michaels, she specialises in gynaecologic oncology, I'll set up an appointment for this afternoon."
Meredith nodded and she waited in silence with Addison as Dr. Morgan made the phone call and talked with Dr. Michaels.
Two hours later Meredith and Addison sat in chairs in Dr. Michaels' office at New York Presbyterian Hospital, it was the hospital where Addison had done her fellowship; she and Dr. Michaels had worked together on numerous occasions.
Doctor Michaels gave them a small smile, "Let's start, shall we?"
Meredith was admitted and her blood was taken. She then had a full physical examination, a pelvic exam, trans-vaginal ultrasound and a CT scan, Addison holding her hand the whole time. It wasn't a pleasant experience.
A surgery was scheduled, there would be no definitive diagnosis without it and while they were there, suspicious areas would be removed and sent for microscopic analysis and fluid from her abdominal cavity would be analysed for cancerous cells.
"Addison," Meredith said from the hospital bed, "Addie, look at me." Addison hadn't been able to look at Meredith since they arrived at the hospital, but she hadn't let go of her hand either.
She looked up, "Yeah baby?"
"Distract me. All I can think about is surgery and cancer and how I would probably kill to scrub in on something like this."
Addison laughed lightly, she moved and sat on the bed next to her, "Think about Seattle. We'll be able to watch the ferry boats through those cute little view finders. And wake up to the sound of rain, and then stay in bed the whole day."
"You'll be the best OB/GYN that side of here; I'll be the best intern Seattle Grace has seen since my mother."
Addison laughed, "You'll make me proud everyday. Except of course you won't be an intern straight away. We're taking a year off while you grow our baby."
Meredith pouted, "Why can't I be an intern part time? I could do my internship over two years or something."
"Spoken like a true surgeon."
Meredith smiled, "Addie, when we have our baby, I've been thinking and I really like the name Samantha."
"It might be a bit early for names." Addison said,
"I know." Meredith told her, "I know that. I just like the name."
"I like Elizabeth." Addison told her, "Elizabeth Samantha Grey."
"Samantha Elizabeth Grey." Meredith corrected,
A doctor walked into the room, "Hello, I'm Dr. Harding I just need to prep you for surgery."
The two women stoped smiling.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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